European Peace Conference on Perpetrator-Victim Dynamics
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Date:
(Oscar Westra van Holthe)
Conference Program
Day 1 & 2
The human nature
These days explore the therapeutic origins of perpetrator-victim dynamics within our lives.
- How we all know about them
- Being sane in a crazy world?
- Bad examples are copied too
- How we internalize the anger
- How we externalize our anger
Oscar’s transference model will be introduced.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Day 3 & 4
The eternal dance
These days will be about how we switch between both perpetrator and victim roles.
- The PV dynamics within ourselves
- The roles between different actors
- Constructive vs destructive actions
- The fuel that keeps the drama going
- The continuous role switching/dance
Oscar’s lemniscate model will be introduced.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Day 5
The growing gap
This day is about how we can get stuck into polarized perpetrator and victim role plays.
- Why specialization is efficient
- Why we humans get polarized
- What makes us stuck in conflict
- Two worlds apart: healthy or not?
- How histories and paradoxes help
Oscar’s yin-yang model will be introduced.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Day 6
Deepening conflicts
This day is about how conflicts can escalate and deepen the differences between groups.
- Loops of escalation
- Please don’t try to fix it
- Is love indeed the answer?
- Why we get stuck in turf wars
- How we do each other justice?
Oscar’s propellor model will be introduced.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Day 7
The world of power play
Today is about how we fight for morality.
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- Competing in and out-groups
- The way up or the way down
- Extremists on the left & right
- Conflicts quickly turning ugly
- How to slow down escalation
Oscar’s competition model will be introduced.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Day 8 & 9
Framed and cancelled
This is about how we do each other injustice.
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- Being right vs getting it right
- Framing ourselves and others
- Evil is on the other side, not here
- Maximize innocence, minimize guilt
- The tragedy of being misrepresented
Oscar’s framing model will be introduced.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Day 10
The way forward
The last day will be about ‘so, what now?’
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- Neutrality after all?
- Setting boundaries
- The middle ground
- Resolution moves
- Future directions
With help of all Oscar’s systemic models, we will together formulate ways to move past destructive perpetrator-victim dynamics.
Guest speaker
TBA
Guest speaker
TBA
Daily schedule
09:00-10:00 Theme introduction
10:30-12:00 Reflection workshop
12:00-13:00 Expert guest lecture #1
14:30-16:30 Skills training workshop
17:00-18:00 Expert guest lecture #2
20:00-22:30 Optional evening activity
Program background
The conference program is based upon Oscar’s thinking about perpetrator-victim dynamics within his systemic certification program. He came across the topic through his psychological work with suicidal clients, couples, entrepreneurs, climate activists, and politicians. At the conference, we will seek ways to better deal with perpetrator-victim dynamics in both our personal and work lives.
The conference hosts
Oscar Westra van Holthe
Oscar will introduce each theme with a model of his own systemic theory.
Frederique Petit
Frederique will host fellow speakers and close the day with a philosophy stand-up.
Do you want to experience how hands-on therapy can be combined with concepts from sociology, criminology, philosophy, and politics?
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